{"id":2750,"date":"2026-09-06T14:57:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-06T11:57:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/?p=2750"},"modified":"2026-09-08T22:16:02","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T19:16:02","slug":"international-competition-2-wiz-art-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/en\/prog2026-en\/international-competition-2-wiz-art-2026-2750\/","title":{"rendered":"International Competition #2: Wiz-Art 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lviv International Film Festival invites you to the screening of the second selection of the International Competition!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Screening date:<\/strong>\u00a0September 24, 6:30 P<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Screening location:<\/strong>&nbsp;Lviv Art Palace, 17 Kopernyka str.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns2750_c92b23-da{gap:var(--global-kb-gap-xs, 0.5rem 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Wannes Vanspauwen, Belgium, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a freezing, dreamlike landscape, a woman braves the blizzard to take refuge in a Black Metal bar, before discovering a penguin stranded in a nearby tree, separated from its colony.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"429\" src=\"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/PQHESabado_001-2-1024x429.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2740\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/PQHESabado_001-2-1024x429.webp 1024w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/PQHESabado_001-2-300x126.webp 300w, 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is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>NO GOD NO FATHER<\/strong>\u00a012\u2032 Paul Kermarec, France, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No God No Father is a documentary\/fiction that explores the intimate relationship a young man has with the Internet. In the absence of a father figure, he turns to Google as an unexpected mentor. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"554\" src=\"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Bandwurm_Stills_250121_00_06_51_15-1-1024x554.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2742\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Bandwurm_Stills_250121_00_06_51_15-1-1024x554.webp 1024w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Bandwurm_Stills_250121_00_06_51_15-1-300x162.webp 300w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Bandwurm_Stills_250121_00_06_51_15-1-768x415.webp 768w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Bandwurm_Stills_250121_00_06_51_15-1-1536x830.webp 1536w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Bandwurm_Stills_250121_00_06_51_15-1.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>TAPEWORM ALEXIS &amp; THE OPERA DIVA\u00a0<\/strong>11\u2032Tha\u00efs Odermatt, Switzerland, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How the tapeworm Alexis helped the opera diva Maria Callas achieve fame and allowed her to spend a turbulent life with her until the bitter end.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1333\" height=\"1013\" src=\"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ASTRO_STILL_00111197-1-edited.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2744\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ASTRO_STILL_00111197-1-edited.webp 1333w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ASTRO_STILL_00111197-1-edited-300x228.webp 300w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ASTRO_STILL_00111197-1-edited-1024x778.webp 1024w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ASTRO_STILL_00111197-1-edited-768x584.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1333px) 100vw, 1333px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ASTRONAUT<\/strong> 16\u2032 Giorgio Giamp\u00e0, France, Guatemala, Italy, Mexico, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Audely, 39, works as a lumberjack in the Guatemalan jungle. At home, his daughter Carol, 11, dreams of entering that same forest. Audely thinks about it, then goes to the moon.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/EL_CUERPO_DE_CRISTO_07-1-1024x540.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2745\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/EL_CUERPO_DE_CRISTO_07-1-1024x540.webp 1024w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/EL_CUERPO_DE_CRISTO_07-1-300x158.webp 300w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/EL_CUERPO_DE_CRISTO_07-1-768x405.webp 768w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/EL_CUERPO_DE_CRISTO_07-1-1536x810.webp 1536w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/EL_CUERPO_DE_CRISTO_07-1.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>THE BODY OF CHRIST<\/strong>\u00a012\u2032 Bea Lema, Spain, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With an unacknowledged mental disorder, Adela seeks answers in popular rituals. 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